Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-03-24
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xStes. Fsromchgrs As Ats Head
Or LOUIS. March l7.--Dispatehes from
Ozark Mo- say that eleven members u
tha RAID Knobbers' organization were NJ
rested and brought there yesteroay, MAJ
ing nineteen in all now under aIress an
confined there. These prisoners aIe ~,
lieyed TO include the leading spiiiw ~
the gang and also Q majority OF the
maaked band concerned in the murder o.
William Eden aud Charles Green LAST
Friday night. Dave Walker, the leader
and sommender.in chief, as he is called,
m the Bald Knobbers, q married man ana
naighbor and member OF the bapust
church, is among those arrested, as aiso
are O. o, Simmons, o Baptist preacner'
.Josanb HYDE and William Abbott, mem
bars Of the Baptist church. The othei
prisoners are generally farmers and nlo so
Of them married, ranging in age from ~
to "a years. ..aa
Joeeph Inman, one Of the men arrested,
made q confession yesterday aiternoon
giving much information TO the auihoii-
tiea regarding the organization and tell
| inc how the killing Of Eden and Green
came about. He said that on last Friday
nioht some 80 or 40 members OF the bald
Knob Company, to which he belonged,
were called together by Dave walker, lts
| chief TO 90 down 10 Swan creek and pour
ont some illicit whisky which was being
sold by Bucky Bill Roberts. some OF the
gang we're mounted and some on 1901,
and as the road was bad and the distance
four miles, Chief Walker told the un
mounted men that they could go home
and that he and those who had horsei
would look after Roberts later. Whei
the party got near Eden's house some o.
the Young men proposed TO go there anc
Ihaye some fun" and started for thu
house headed by William Walker, son o
Chief Walker. The latter called then
back and tried to persuade them not =
no, but they gave no heed TO either ad
vice or commands and went to Eden
house, where they smashed in the door
and windows and killed young Eden an
Green. William Walker was shot In th
assault on the house and left his shot-gu
and mask in Eden's yard. He was cal
ried home by his father and is mo-
believed to be concealed In the wood
He Is said to be seriously il not fatal
wounded, having received ball in III
| groin, supposed to have been fired by th
elder Eden when his doors were tor
down. The men did not 60 to the EIDE
, house and did not know that anybod
. had been killed, but heard the airing an
} thought some of the family had bee
} hurt.
As soon as this confession was MAJ
} Sheriff johnson hRndouifed the man mo
. seriously eliminated by Inman, and tn
were greatly overcome when they hea
: that Inman had confessed. Preacher SiI
5 mons was one of those who attack
! Eden's house. A strong guard has be-
: placed over the prisoners, as it is app
hended that the Bald Knobbers will !
tempt to rescue them. One man has be
sent to Springfield Jail at his own urge
request he being in mortal terror of bel
Z lynohed. He says he Joined the organic
ton under protest, being forced at
muzzle of a shot gun, with q rope arou
n his neck to swear allegiance TO the deat
n fraternity. He has had no sympathy vi
d the band and has attended their meetii
y because he was afraid to refuse to
3 so. 1t is believed by good citizens of I
y county chat the arrest of these men a
10 their trial will break up the organizatit
g and every effort will be made TO that Ell